"In 1993, more than 10 years into the AIDS epidemic, the Metropolitan Community Church of San Francisco (MCC-SF) tries to remember all they've lost. We think about remembering too after encountering an archive of 1,200 cassette recordings of this queer church's services during the height of the epidemic. Whether you're a regular church goer or would never step into one, we invite you to spend time with this LGBTQ+ San Francisco church as it struggles to reconcile sexuality and faith"
"Rev. Karen Foster read the statement that sexual orientation does not need to be changed. Jim Mitulski recalled his hospital visit with the man who recognized him by his shape. Paul Francis told strangers at a restaurant to get ugly lovers and Eric Rofes told his mother that he was going to stay safe and keep having sex. Cleve Jones had the vision"
The Metropolitan Community Church of San Francisco sought in 1993 to remember lives lost after more than a decade of the AIDS epidemic. An archive of 1,200 cassette recordings preserves services from the height of the epidemic. A worship service on February 28, 1993 included a Dyke March proclamation by Rev. Lea Brown; Rev. Karen Foster reading that sexual orientation does not need to be changed; Jim Mitulski recalling a hospital visit; Paul Francis urging strangers to get ugly lovers; Eric Rofes telling his mother he would stay safe and keep having sex; Cleve Jones describing a vision of a thousand rotting corpses; Rev. Ron Russell Coons framing AIDS as a communal condition; and Rev. Troy Perry proclaiming a revival on Eureka Street. Some attendees were unnamed or declined to be named. Production credits include Eureka Street Productions and listed producers and editors, with funding from individual donors and foundations.
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